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Today in History
In New York City, a truck bomb parked below the North
Tower of the World Trade Center explodes, killing six and
injuring more than 1,000.
— February 26, 1993
Food 4 Thought
“People do not lack strength; they lack will.”
– Victor Hugo, author of Les Miserables,
born Feb. 26, 1802
The Month Ahead
Continuing through Saturday, February 27
McNary High School Art Show at Enid Joy Mount Gallery
presented by the Keizer Art Association. Hours are 1-4 p.m.
Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays. Keizer
Heritage Center, 980 Chemawa Road NE. keizerarts.com.
Monday, February 29
Keizer Festival Advisory Board meeting, 6 p.m. in council
chambers at Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road NE.
Friday, March 4
Pentacle Theatre presents The Diary of Anne Frank by
France Goodrich and Albert Hackett. Through Saturday,
March 26. For schedule and tickets visit pentacletheatre.
or.
Saturday, March 5
Artist’s reception for Keizer Art Association’s March show,
The Color Blue. 2-4 p.m., Enid Joy Mount Gallery, Keizer
Heritage Center, 980 Chemawa Road N.E. keizerarts.com.
Saturday, March 6
Festival Chorale Oregon: Requiem (Mozart) and Solemn
Vespers at 4 p.m. Performed by choir, orchestra and
soloists at The Historic Elsinore Theatre at 170 High St.
SE Salem. For ticket information contact 503-375-3574.
www.elsinoretheatre.com
Monday, March 7
Keizer City Council meeting, 7 p.m. in council chambers at
Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Road NE.
Community mural meeting, 6 to 8 p.m. in the Claggett
Room at Keizer Civic Center. Jessi Long will present about
color mixing.
By CRAIG MURPHY
Of the Keizertimes
Kurt Schrader is still singing
the praises of John Boehner.
At an event in Keizer last
October, the former veteri-
narian turned Congressman
from Canby had high praise
for the Ohio lawmaker, the
former speaker of the U.S.
House of Representatives who
was ousted from his position
by members of his own Re-
publican party last year.
Speaking at a Rotary Club
of Keizer luncheon last week
at Keizer Civic Center, the
Democrat was even more ef-
fusive in his praise for Boehner.
“Boehner had trouble get-
ting the budget done,” said
Schrader, a former state legis-
lator who was fi rst elected to
Congress in 2008. “Most of us
in politics like to get reelected.
The speaker decided that, for
the betterment of the coun-
try, he would sacrifi ce himself
and not seek reelection. Rath-
er than having the country
fl ounder, he sacrifi ced himself
and his political career to make
sure the country functions. He
did that so he could work with
the Democrats. What the heck
is wrong with this country that
it’s a bad thing to work with
the other side? It’s the Oregon
way of doing things. I’m a big
fan of his.”
Schrader said Boehner’s ef-
forts were key in getting the
budget and an immigration
bill passed, as the Republi-
can reached out to Democrat
Nancy Pelosi.
“We passed that (immigra-
tion) bill in a bipartisan man-
ner,” Schrader said.
Schrader, a member of the
No Labels group, said biparti-
sanship is critically important
in Washington, D.C.
“It helps us work together
on things,” Schrader told the
Keizertimes afterwards. “Staff
is starting to work together.
You have to stay on it, because
there is so much conspiracy
stuff back in D.C. We need to
keep working together. I think
there is a different spirit now.
We just need to let the presi-
dential debates not poison
things and we’ll be alright.”
That echoed a comment
Schrader, serving on the
House Energy and Commerce
Committee, made earlier dur-
ing the meeting.
“There are a lot of folks in
Congress who work hard, de-
spite the reality show we see
running for president,” he said.
“It’s somewhat amazing what
we accomplished last year, but
feel free to disagree.”
Schrader, who noted “not
all Democrats are a fan of
(Bernie) Sanders,” gave an up-
date on some of the legislation
he’s closest to, including help
for senior patients.
“There’s a huge issue here
and we had a lot of seniors
come see us because they
couldn’t see a doctor,” he said.
“A lot of doctors were retiring.
You have to have a certain mix
to keep your doors open.
“Doctors
were
being
threatened with a 30 percent
cut in reimbursements to see
Medicare patients,” Schrader
added. “This committee came
up with a new formula and
got bipartisan support. It costs
$140 billion to change it. The
trouble is coming up with
a way to do that. Boehner
reached out to Pelosi and they
worked on it. It passed out of
our committee 51-0. They’ve
been trying to do this thing
for the last 20 years. It passed
in one of the most partisan en-
vironments I’ve ever seen.”
Schrader said his committee
also approved legislation about
toxic substances that hadn’t
been updated since the 1970s
and also approved a way for
some new drugs and medica-
tions to get to market sooner.
Wednesday, March 9
Keizer Planning Commission meeting, 6 p.m. in council
chambers at Keizer Civic Center.
TheatreworksUSA presents Curious George: The Golden
Meatball at 10 a.m. and noon at The Historic Elsinore
Theatre at 170 High St. SE Salem. For class group tickets
call 800-497-5007. Recommended for grades Pre K-3.
www.elsinoretheatre.com
Thursday, March 10
West Keizer Neighborhood Association meeting, 7 p.m. at
Keizer Civic Center.
TheatreworksUSA presents The Lightening Thief at
10 a.m. at The Historic Elsinore Theatre at 170 High St.
SE Salem. For class group tickets call 800-497-5007.
Recommended for grades 2-6. www.elsinoretheatre.com
Thursday, March 10 – Sunday, March 13
The Hotel Casablanca, a comedic opera by Willamette
University Theare program at Smith Auditoriium on the
Willamette University campus. For schedule and tickets
visit willamette.edu/cla/music/performance/events.
Saturday, March 12
Straub Environmental Center presents the Mid-Valley
Green Awards @ 7 p.m. at The Historic Elsinore Theatre at
170 High St. SE Salem. Tickets $17. For more information
Sunday, March 13
Sacred Heart-St. Louis Parish in Gervais will hold its
annual BBQ chicken dinner from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dinner
is $11, $7 for those 12 and under; menu incudes half a
barbecued chicken and the all the fi xings. 485 7th Street.
503-792-4231.
Friday, March 18
Oregon Symphony at Willamette University-Smith
Auditorium 8 p.m. Variations on a Theme by Joseph
Hayden. Tickets range $50 to $5. For more information
contact dtrevett@willamette.edu Tickets are available
online orsymphonysalem.org
Add your event by e-mailing news@keizertimes.com.
Schrader said another big
effort was legislation replacing
No Child Left Behind, giving
states control of standards and
testing for school children as
well as school improvement
plans.
“That was a huge bipartisan
vote,” Schrader said. “Hope-
fully it revolutionizes how we
teach our kids and gives con-
trol back to the schools.”
When asked if anything
would get done during this
election year, Schrader pointed
to last year.
“We got most of the heavy
lifting done last year,” he said.
“John Boehner’s goal was to
get a lot done so we wouldn’t
get hung up. But there will be
some things done.”
Realtor Amy McLeod said
small business owners such as
herself are tired of increased
fi nancial burdens.
“Year after year, more and
more taxes and burdens are
placed on us,” McLeod said.
“It’s created an attitude that
it’s hard to do better and we’re
evil. I hear of many business
owners giving up.”
Schrader nodded in agree-
ment as McLeod spoke.
“I agree with you 100 per-
cent,” Schrader said. “I prac-
Big turnout for homeless meeting
By CRAIG MURPHY
Of the Keizertimes
What does comedian
Jon Stewart have to do with
homelessness?
It wasn’t necessarily the
way you would expect an ini-
tial meeting of a homelessness
task force to begin, but it got
the point across effectively.
The
Mid-Willamette
Homeless Initiative task force
held its fi rst meeting on Feb.
17 at the Salem Public Library.
The task force is a joint ef-
fort between Marion and Polk
counties as well as Keizer and
Salem. Each entity has fi ve
members on the task force,
though three of the Keizer
representatives were absent.
Salem Mayor Anna Peter-
son led the meeting until hav-
ing to leave for a town hall
meeting with Congressman
Kurt Schrader, at which point
Marion County commission-
er Janet Carlson took over.
A standing room-only
crowd fi lled the meeting
room, leading to more chairs
being added as about 80 audi-
ence members crammed into
the room.
Once the meeting got go-
ing, Peterson played a clip
from “The Daily Show” fea-
turing Stewart, with a report
on a Utah program in which
homeless people are given
houses to live in. The cost of
the housing is less than money
spent on homelessness, with
the show noting the cost is
$10,000 to $12,000 per per-
son, less than is otherwise
spent on emergency room vis-
its and jail time. The program
has reduced homelessness by
72 percent since 2005.
Tuesday, March 8
Keizer Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting, 6
p.m. in council chambers at Keizer Civic Center.
KEIZERTIMES/Craig Murphy
U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader speaks at the Feb. 18 Rotary Club of
Keizer meeting.
“This makes light of some
of the arguments people make
about the topic,” Peterson said.
Even during self introduc-
tions, the passion for the topic
could be felt.
“I’ve worked with home-
less populations the last 15
years,” said Verena Wessel from
Northwest Human Services,
one of Keizer’s representatives.
“We’ve got to get some trac-
tion.”
Peterson noted she has
spent time talking with home-
less people in shelters, parks
and on sidewalks.
“I have never talked to
a homeless person who set
out to be homeless,” Peter-
son said. “It’s always reminded
me something happened in
their life. It’s not a situation of
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ticed veterinarian medicine
for 33 years. I get offended
when I hear the rhetoric of
businesses being bad. You may
think it’s about Chase Morgan,
but I hear you don’t like me.”
In response to a question
about minimum wage increas-
es in the Northwest, Schrader
expressed concern.
“To go to $15 an hour, that’s
like a 50 percent increase,” he
said. “That’s a big deal. I hope
they think long and hard about
it. I saw a report of a training
wage of $9. That looked mod-
erately good. We’re going to
lose a bunch of jobs (due to
the wage increase), based on
the information I saw. I worry
about our competitive nature.
For a lot of small business
folks, it would be hard to start
a business. I wouldn’t hire any
kids at $15 an hour. It’s going
to be really diffi cult.”
Schrader didn’t get asked
about the Malheur standoff or
the land rights issues behind it,
either at the Rotary meeting
or at a town hall meeting the
night before in Salem.
“I hope some good con-
versation comes from that,”
Schrader told the Keizertimes
afterwards. “We should open
up the land to good agricul-
ture practices. To me, there
should be some discussion.”
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